The summation is $$\sum_{n>0}\frac{J_n^2(x)}{n}\sin\frac{2n\pi}{3}$$ I found a thread Infinite sum of Bessel Functions and a wiki article here may be helpful. However, I still cannot figure this out. Also see the description of Bessel function of first kind at Mathworld, equation 61-66 may be helpful.
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@Alizter By index you mean the $1/n$ in the front? – an offer can't refuse Oct 24 '14 at 14:27
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Neumann's addition theorem is given by \begin{align} J_{0}\left(\sqrt{x^{2} + y^{2} - 2 x y \cos\phi}\ \right) = J_{0}(x) J_{0}(y) + 2 \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} J_{n}(x) J_{n}(y) \cos(n\phi). \end{align} By letting $y=x$ it can quickly be sen that \begin{align} J_{0}\left(2 x \sin(\phi/2) \right) = J_{0}^{2}(x) + 2 \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} J_{n}^{2}(x) \cos(n\phi). \end{align} Integrate both sides with respect to $\phi$ to obtain the expression \begin{align} \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n} \, J_{n}^{2}(x) \sin\left(\frac{2 n\pi}{3}\right) = \frac{\pi}{3} \, J_{0}^{2}(x) + \frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{2\pi/3} J_{0}\left( 2 x \sin\left(\frac{\phi}{2}\right)\right) \, d\phi. \end{align}

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Very nice answer, same reason as the other thread, thank you very much! – an offer can't refuse Oct 25 '14 at 02:29